# BBC Creative - Multi-Platform Post Production Services and Production Technology

> Contract award record from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [The British Broadcasting Corporation \(BBC\)](/buyers/the-british-broadcasting-corporation-bbc/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: The Farm Group
- Award value: £8,000,000
- Tender value: £8,000,000
- Award date: 20 October 2021
- Published: 23 November 2021
- Contract start: 1 April 2022
- Contract end: 31 March 2027
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 32eb2846-ec08-4571-b676-07f8d68c662e-487900
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-f162135a-ef50-4d95-8b6d-4b632b69bda1

## Description

BBC Creative is the BBC's in-house agency producing promotional and branding content for all BBC services and products\. We make thousands of projects each year, creating around 50,000 assets\. This is a fully managed multi-platform Post Production service for BBC Creative, including Edit Suites, Audio Suites, Versioning, Ingest and Outgest/Delivery, Facilities management/bookings management/project set-up associated with the creation of multi-media and multi-platform campaigns, Media Asset Management of video, audio, graphics and stills and additional rate-carded burst capacity of suites along with the ability to buy other related services on an ad-hoc basis - e\.g\. Grading, high-end compositing etc\. A fully managed multi-platform Post Production service for the BBC's in-house agency, BBC Creative\. This service will provide, as follows: - 5 Edit Suites - Fully staffed and supported suites for online and offline editing of short-form content for use on digital platforms and on TV \(including provision for complex effects/compositing\)\. 80% of hours in Central London and 20% of hours in Manchester \(within easy reach of BBC premises\)\. There is also a need for additional ad-hoc edit suites on a pay-as- you-go basis in London and Manchester\. - 1 Audio Suite - A fully staffed and supported suite for recording audio \(to picture\) and mixing tracks in Central London \(within easy reach of BBC premises\)\. Plus there is a need for additional ad-hoc audio capacity on a pay-as-you-go basis in London and Manchester\. - Versioning - Staff and technology to create multiple versions of all the projects created in the suites above, for use in different situations on various platforms\. - Media Asset Management of video, audio, graphics and stills - Workflow \(including Ingest, Review & Approve functionality, and Outgest/Delivery\), QC and Storage \(in respect of the managed suites, but also assets created self-op by the BBC Creative teams\)\. - Facilities management/bookings management/project set-up/technical support associated with the creation of multi-media and multi-platform campaigns\. - Additional rate-carded burst capacity of suites \(as above\) along with the ability to buy other related services on an ad-hoc basis - e\.g\. Grading, high-end compositing etc\. This service includes all of the required technology along with operational, technical & production management staffing \(including editing/audio talent\)\. All technology systems provided will be made available on BBC devices and networks\. There are 100\+ BBC users\. The facilities are situated in supplier accommodation in the UK\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/32eb2846-ec08-4571-b676-07f8d68c662e-487900)